Search below for stories about ships, lighthouses, sailors and anything else about life on Lake Michigan. The database contains references to articles from the Ahnapee (Algoma) Record (June 12, 1873 to Jan. 7, 1927), the Door County Advocate (Nov. 8, 1861 to Dec. 22, 1949), and the Manitowoc Pilot (June 14, 1859 to Dec. 28, 1899). The results will direct you to the date and page in these newspapers where the article can be found.
Microfilm copies of the Ahnapee (Algoma) Record are available at the Wisconsin Historical Society Library in Madison, Algoma Public Library in Algoma. Microfilm copies of the Door County Advocate are available at the Wisconsin Historical Society Library in Madison, the Door County Public Library in Sturgeon Bay, and the Brown County Library in Green Bay. Microfilm of the Manitowoc Pilot are available at the Manitowoc County Historical Society, the Manitowoc Public Library, and the Wisconsin Historical Society in Madison.
Check with your local library about obtaining the microfilm via interlibrary loan.
| Newspaper | Object | Name | Date | Page | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1877-07-19 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee July 17 from Milwaukee. Cleared 19th for Chicago with 2,300 posts for August Froeming. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Industry | 1912-04-19 | 6 | Gov. steamer Manitowoc went into commission. The dredge Algoma and tug Industry are engaged in the work of deepening the channel between the piers at Kewaunee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Industry | 1912-07-19 | 3 | The government dredge Algoma completed her work here Tuesday night and left Wednesday in tow of the tug Industry for Manistique, Mich. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1911-11-24 | 1 | Story of the rescue of the crew of the schooner Loomie Burton on Manitou Island. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Industry | 1911-12-08 | 1 | Capt. William Vollmer of the gov. dredge Algoma reported that the tug Industry had been sent to the dry dock at Sturgeon Bay to be given a thorough overhauling and rebuilding. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Industry | 1912-03-22 | 8 | The contractors engaged in rebuilding the tug at Sturgeon Bay promise to have the craft in readiness by April 1st. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1877-07-05 | 10 | Arrived at Ahnapee June 29 from Milwaukee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1877-08-09 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee Aug 4 from Manitowoc. Cleared 6th for Milwaukee with 44 cds of bark for H. Brockhausen. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Industry | 1912-05-10 | 7 | Tug Industry, dredge Algoma and their fleet taken to Oconto to deepen the Oconto harbor to a seventeen feet depth and excavating the turning basin. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Industry | 1911-04-14 | 8 | Gov. dredge and tug Industry out of winter quarters. The steamer Manitowoc is now engaged in taking soundings of the west shore harbors. |
This database is a cooperative effort of the Wisconsin Underwater Archaeology Association (WUAA), the Wisconsin Historical Society (WHS), and the University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute. The project is spearheaded by WUAA member Russel Leitz, who helped develop a framework for the database and painstakingly combed through 54 years of the Ahnapee (Algoma) Record, 87 years of the Door County Advocate and 40 years of the Manitowoc Pilot for maritime news. The more than 50,000 references are the fruit of his labor alone.